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Length: Part A

Converting
Units of Length
Due date: Monday, Feb 14
Converting Units of Length
km x 10 km ÷ 10
hm x 10 hm ÷ 10
dam x 10 dam ÷ 10
m x 10 m ÷ 10
dm x 10 dm ÷ 10
cm x 10 cm ÷ 10
mm mm
An Example

4.5
4,500 m = ______ km

4,500 m ÷ 1,000 = 4.5 km


Q.1 Show your calculations.

86,000 cm
86 dam = ______

86 dam x 1000 = 86,000 cm


Q.2 Show your calculations.

0.9
9,000 dm = _____ km

9,000 dm : 10,000 = 0.9 km


Velise sewed a scarf that is 75 cm long. What is the
Q.3 length of the scarf in meters? Show your calculations.

0.75
75 cm = ______ m

75 cm : 100 = 0.75 m

Velise’s scarf is 0.75 m long.


Jonas and his family just hiked 5.5 km up a
Q.4 mountain. How far did they hike in hectometers?
Show your calculations.
55
5.5 km = ______ hm

5.5 km x 10 = 55 hm

They hiked 55 hm up the mountain.


Aaron’s hamster is 10.2 cm long. How long is his
Q.5 hamster in decameters? Show your calculations.

0.0102 dam
10.2 cm = ______

10.2 cm : 1,000 = 0.0102 dam

Aaron’s hamster is 0.0102 dam long.


Sean saw an oarfish that was 0.13 hectometers
Q.6 long. How long was the oarfish in centimeters?
Show your calculations.
1,300 cm
0.13 hm = ______

0.13 hm x 10,000 = 1,300 cm

1,300
The oarfish was _______ cm long.
The tallest Lego tower built measured 35.05 m.
Q.7 How tall was the Lego tower in millimeters?
Show your calculations.
35,050 mm
35.05 m = ______

35.55 m x 1,000 = 35,050 mm

The Lego tower was 35,050 mm tall.


A soccer field is 9,140 cm wide. How wide is the
Q.8 soccer field in kilometers? Show your calculations.

0.0914 km
9,140 cm = ______

9,140 cm : 100,000 = 0.0914 km

The soccer field is 0.0914 km wide.


Length: Part B
Adding &
Subtracting Lengths
with Different Units
Due date: Monday, Feb 14
An Example
100
3 m - 2,000 mm = ______ cm
Step 1: Convert all units to cm.
3 m x 100 = 300 cm
2,000 mm ÷ 10 = 200 cm
Step 2: Solve the problem.
3 m - 2,000 mm = 300 cm - 200 cm
= 100 cm
Q.1 Show your calculations.
5,075 dm
5 hm + 75 dm = ______
Step 1: Convert all units to dm.
5 hm x 1,000 = 5,000 dm

Step 2: Solve the problem.


5 hm + 75 dm = 5,000 dm + 75 dm = 5,075 dm
Q.2 Show your calculations.
468
0.5 km - 3,200 cm = ______ m
Step 1: Convert all units to m.
0.5 km x 1,000 = 500 m
3,200 cm : 100 = 32 m

Step 2: Solve the problem.


0.5 km - 3,200 cm = 500 m - 32 m = 468 m
Q.3 Show your calculations.
128 hm
10,000 m + 2.8 km = _____
Step 1: Convert all units to hm.
10,000 : 100 = 100 hm
2.8 x 10 = 28 hm

Step 2: Solve the problem.


10,000 m + 2.8 km = 100 hm + 28 hm = 128 hm
Angela bought 0.35 dam of red ribbon and 4.2 m of
Q.4 green ribbon. What is the total length of her ribbons
in centimeters?
770 cm
0.35 dam + 4.2 m = _____
Step 1: Convert all units to cm.
0.35 x 1,000 = 350 cm
4.2 x 100 = 420 cm

Step 2: Solve the problem.


0.35 dam + 4.2 m = 350 cm + 420 cm = 770 cm
Angela had 770 cm of ribbon in total.
Claudia needs to travel 11.5 km to work every day.
Q.5 She got a flat tire after driving 6,300 m on Monday.
How many more hectometers did she need to travel?

Step 1: Convert all units to hm.


11.5 km - 6,300 m = 52 hm
11.5 x 10 = 115 hm
6,300 : 100 = 63 hm
Step 2: Solve the problem.
11.5 km - 6,300 m = 115 hm - 63 hm = 52 hm

Claudia needed to travel 52 hm more.


Mark and Gerald split a hot dog that was 250 mm long.
Q.6 If Mark ate 1.1 dm of it, how many centimeters of the
hot dog did Gerald eat?

Step 1: Convert all units to cm.


250 mm - 1.1 dm = 14 cm
250 : 10 = 25 cm
1.1 x 10 = 11 cm
Step 2: Solve the problem.
250mm - 1.1 dm = 25 cm - 11 cm = 14 cm

Gerald ate 14 cm of the hot dog.


Nick is 1.52 m tall, while his brother is 230 mm shorter
Q.7 than him. How tall is his brother in meters?

Step 1: Convert all units to m.


1.52 m - 230 mm = 1.29 m
230 : 1,000 = 0.23 m

Step 2: Solve the problem.


1.52 m - 230 mm = 1.52 m - 0.23 m = 1.29 m

Nick’s brother is 1.29 m tall.

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